A versatile synthesis of benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids

Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1647-1648

  Geen, Graham R ^a   Mann, Inderjit S ^a   Mullane, M Valerie ^a   McKillop, Alexander ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748901630     PISSN: 0300922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/p19960001647     Document Type: Article

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